DUCK KEY RESIDENTS WANT ANSWERS AS BRIDGE CONTRACTOR NEARS DEFAULT DATE
It was January 2021 when Monroe County began the first of three necessary multimillion-dollar bridge replacements on Duck Key. Four summers later, while one of the three...
KEYS HISTORY: PROHIBITION BROUGHT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE LIKES OF CAPPONE IN THE KEYS
The National Prohibition Act, also known as the Volstead Act, was named for Andrew J. Volstead, the Minnesota Republican and chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, who...
BUFFETT COLLABORATOR WILL KIMBROUGH SHARES SONGS, STORIES
One of Will Kimbrough’s favorite observations about music came from Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters, who once said, “I sing a song to 75,000 people for...
TOP TRIBUTE BANDS ROCK KEY WEST ALL DAY ON NOV. 16
Trib Fest is coming to Key West for a full day of family music fun on Saturday, Nov. 16 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at the...
KEY LARGO ROTARY’S BACKCOUNTRY FISH TOURNAMENT RETURNS OCT. 4
Anglers of all ages can join the Take Stock in Children Backcountry Challenge, an Upper Keys event that has combined community and families with fishing and fundraising...
DAVID SLOAN & ROBERT THE DOLL TO LEAD FANTASY FEST PARADE
David L. Sloan and Robert, the island’s most famous “haunted” doll, will be grand marshals of the 2024 Bud Light Fantasy Fest Parade. The 10-day festival’s centerpiece...
CHRISTINE HURLEY GETS UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FOR COUNTY’S TOP JOB
County Commissioner Craig Cates called the promotion of Christine Hurley to the top job of county administrator an example of making the best of a “bad situation.”
At...
NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR THE THIRD ANNUAL BEST OF UPPER KEYS
Two years ago, the Upper Keys’ premier people’s choice awards made its debut. This year, the Best of Upper Keys is back with even more categories for...
‘JUST A FEW FRIENDS’ JIMMY BUFFETT TRIBUTE DRAWS THOUSANDS
“And I have been drunk now for over two weeks;I passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks.But I gotta stop wishin', gotta go...
FEDS BUST 22 FLORIDA KEYS SUSPECTS IN COCAINE TRAFFICKING CASE
On Sept. 5, the United States unsealed an indictment charging 27 defendants, including Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority employees, commercial charter boat operators and a former City of...
